To Play Without Passion Is Inexcusable!

Beethoven Can Write Music, Thank God, But He Can Do Nothing Else On Earth.

Applaud My Friends, The Comedy Is Over... [on His Death Bed]

There Are And Always Will Be Thousands Of Princes, But There Is Only One Beethoven!

My Misfortune Is Doubly Painful To Me Because It Will Result In My Being Misunderstood. For Me There Can Be No Recreation In The Company Of Others, No Intelligent Conversation, No Exchange Of Information With Peers; Only The Most Pressing Needs Can Make Me Venture Into Society. I Am Obliged To Live Like An Outcast.

It Is My Wish That You May Have At Better And Freer Life Than I Have Had. Recommend Virtue To Your Children; It Alone, Not Money, Can Make Them Happy. I Speak From Experience; This Was What Upheld Me In Time Of Misery.